Two Lists of Nations

What do the nations on List #1 have in common?

List 1:

Britain
Israel
Czech Republic
Poland
Israel
Honduras
Columbia

What do the nations in List #2 have in common?

List 2:

China
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Venezuela
Cuba
Nicaragua

List #1 are all countries that have rule by constitutional law. They are all free societies with free and fair elections. All are disposed to friendly relations with the United States.

List #2 have either no elections or seriously flawed elective processes with strong indications of fraud. They have major restrictions on freedom of speech, and many have restrictions on freedom of religion. All are open competitors or enemies of the United States.

List #1 also provides an interesting counterpoint to List #2. Every nation on List #1 has been dissed by the current administration. List #2 has been actively courted by the current administration, and in one case the head of the administration bowed from the waist to the monarchical despot of that nation.

I ask myself: Why would any American leader wink at election fraud, ignore restrictions on liberty, and glad-hand authoritarians while at the same time showing disrespect and worse for nations that try to live by the rules?

I have several ideas about this, and none of them please me.